Chapter 636: Leng Feng's Big Move
After the war, the streets of Jining City were a bit deserted. After a heavy rain washed away, many traces disappeared. The Honorary First Division took over the city, and there were still many unfamiliarities.
Shen Zhiming, director of the Political Department of the Honorary First Division, was temporarily appointed as the Chief Executive of Jining by Leng Feng.
The word "Chief Executive" is a new invention of Leng Feng. After all, there is still a provincial government in Shandong, and it is not the turn of government officials to appoint Leng Feng.
So he adapted and used a "Chief Executive" to replace it and temporarily manage the city of Jining. Leng Feng didn't really plan to ask for this territory anyway.
As for whom he handed over the territory to, he and Sun Yinting had already reached a tacit understanding.
When Sun Yinting returned to Cao County, he received a telegram from Leng Feng. He did not expect Leng Feng's actions would be so fast and he had already recovered Jining, which surprised him very much.
However, after being surprised, he also re-checked the strength of the Honorary First Division, which was definitely not something his Third Army could compete with.
Cooperation is not harmful to him. If he really annoys the other party, his situation will be even more difficult in the future.
Sun Yinting immediately convened a meeting of officers at the first level of the division and brigade to discuss and change the deployment of the Third Army, concentrate troops along the Yellow River, and deploy elite troops in Yuncheng, Heze and other places. At the same time, strengthen patrols and alerts on the south bank of the Yellow River and arrange flood control. On the surface, it is to prevent the Yellow River embankment from breaking. The flood season is approaching, and the Japanese troops on the other side are still on guard against them.
The main force of the Third Army moved westward and concentrated its efforts to guard against the Japanese army on the other side of the Yellow River.
This was also his decision after discussing with Leng Feng. The Honorary First Division could not fly over at once, so now, the nearby Third Army can only first deploy defenses.
In this way, even if Kenji Doihara initiated smuggling in advance, it would be much better than letting the Japanese army storm a thousand miles away, at least it would give him time to respond.
The Honorary Division recaptured Jining, and Jiaxiang's Japanese army was no problem. Sun Yinting also felt at ease to move the main force westward and deployed it on the most important front line of the south bank of the Yellow River.
The deployment and mobilization of the Third Army was not reported to the commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone in advance, nor was it approved by the Wuhan Military Commission. This was a completely private act.
However, this is just a matter of procedures. After the establishment of the Western Shandong Corps, although its operations were guided by the Fifth War Zone, it had already been relatively more frequent.
Therefore, Leng Feng and Sun Yinting adopted the strategy of deploying and reporting at the same time.
Now we have to compete with the Japanese army for time. We have to wait until the deployment plan is submitted for approval and then implement it, at least it will take two or three days to do a lot of things in two or three days.
The generals of the Third Army were unable to adapt to this change for a while, but the soldiers were very adaptable to war, and the soldiers had obeyed military orders as their duty.
Whether you understand or not, military orders or military orders must be strictly enforced!
Sun Yinting made up his mind this time. If he didn't fight a turnaround, the Third Army would sooner or later be swallowed up. And all of them, such miscellaneous generals, would not have a good future, especially senior officers, who would have to stand aside in the future.
"Teacher, Chief Li has returned to Xuzhou. Now the front line of Taierzhuang is commanded by Deputy General Bai. The Segu Detachment has strong combat effectiveness. The attack effect this afternoon is not ideal. There is a breakthrough in the direction of Zaozhuang. With the assistance of the Zaozhuang Coal Company, the 85th Army of the 20th Corps occupied the Zaozhuang Coal Company and drove out the Japanese defenders from where they were? The enemy in Zaozhuang is still fighting stubbornly..."
"Yeah, I got it."
Leng Feng was also thinking. It was too early to talk about annihilation of Seya Detachment. The attack was blocked just because it was already very obvious. It exposed a major problem of GJ and was unable to succeed!
In fact, everyone has the same explosive power, but the Japanese army's resilience and subsequent power are far more powerful than GJ, which is not only reflected in ammunition and material replenishment, but also in personal will and physical fitness.
Therefore, if you are the same as gj, you will have a good fight. This is much more difficult to fight against the wind. Sometimes, at first, you obviously have the advantage, but the person who loses in the end will be himself.
Of course, the Taierzhuang battle has only been fought for two days and has not reached the point where successive success is weak, but we must ensure continuous victory in order to continue this battle.
In other words, this battle cannot withstand a failure, and even a small defeat may have unpredictable consequences.
Fu Shan, the 20th Legion Command.
"What, disagree, Li Delin, this pedantic old stubborn!" Tang Keqin cursed angrily after receiving the news that Li Delin had rejected his suggestion.
"Zhong Zun, Chief Li may think it is too dangerous to do this. We have surrounded more than 20,000 people and then brought in a few thousand people. What if the Segu Detachment takes the opportunity to break through, what should we do? Let the Segu Detachment run away. No one can afford this responsibility!" Chief of Staff Wan Jianfan persuaded.
"Is this Chief Li a timid?"
"Don't talk nonsense, how can you criticize the commander of the war zone?" Wan Jianfan scolded his subordinates and advised him.
"Otherwise, let's fight according to the original plan, at least you won't make any mistakes now," Wan Jianfan suggested.
"That's all!"
At this time, Lao Tang also knew that he could not make decisions without authorization, nor could he force himself, otherwise there would be absolutely no good things, and he also knew the risky nature of his suggestion.
Although he judged in his heart that the Japanese army had no plans to break through, if the situation changes again, it is hard to say whether the Japanese army will break through.
He felt that the Japanese commander was a cunning and changeable opponent, and he was also good at fighting sports warfare. He was very skillful in using tactics, very cruel and difficult to deal with.
It was dark, and the thermal power plant in Jining City was damaged in the battle. The engineers were still nervously repairing it, but they were still unable to restore power before dark.
Leng Feng and his team carried a small generator set, which could only be used for communication and communication from the command center, and could only light candles in other places.
Leng Feng set up the Honorary First Division headquarters in a middle school in Jining City. It has a large space and does not disturb the people. The division headquarters has a large number of staff, making it more convenient to work together.
“When will the field hospital arrive?”
"It's almost time. They set off tonight. They probably will arrive tomorrow morning. I have prepared all the places for them. At the rolling and dyeing factory in the west of the city, after the Japanese army occupied Jining, the boss ran away and the factory went bankrupt. The place was large and spacious. The Japanese used it as a military warehouse. My camp sent people to clean up and they could carry out rescue work when they came."
"Or Shen, you are careful in your work and think of everything in front of you." Leng Feng praised. Lao Shen, the logistics minister and director of the political department, is one of the indispensable figures in the Honorary First Division.
Without him, the operation of the entire Honor Division will be completely paralyzed.
"Master, how should I do my work next?" Shen Zhiming asked.
"Put out the eight rules and regulations we agreed with the people in Mingguang first, so that the people can relax and stabilize the people's hearts are the top priority!"
"So do you want to sign our true identities?" Shen Zhiming asked.
"The Japanese are probably still confused now. There must be remnants of Japanese and puppets in this city. Let's announce it to the public in the name of the "Shandong Provincial Government's Western Shandong Administrative Office."
"Is there such a government office?"
"Without you, you wouldn't have made one by yourself?" Leng Feng glared, "Will you not find someone to carve a official seal?"
"This is easy to deal with. Our teachers do not lack such talents. If the above investigates this, how should we explain it?" Shen Zhiming asked.
"It's okay, this is a temporary institution. The superiors don't admit it. If we change to something else, we will hand over it here sooner or later." Leng Feng waved his hand and said without caring.
As long as Leng Feng doesn't want to occupy the territory, as for making a fake official seal, no one can do anything to him. He can't help but prevent him from maintaining order, right?
Maintaining order always requires a name, right?
"Please ask for instructions. Being caught is not good for our teacher's future!" Xie Jiyuan suggested.
"Well, that's OK, please give me some advice, but this suggestion must be signed with Deputy Commander-in-Chief Sun." Leng Feng thought for a moment. Since he wanted to do superficial work, he had to do it more decently.
"Okay, I'll do it." Xie Jiyuan took on this task.
Beep...
The light bulb flashed a few times and lit up, but it was still a little unstable. It took about ten minutes to be considered to have truly stabilized.
"The division seat, the power plant reported that a set of generators was repaired, but it can only maintain low speed operation for the time being. There is no problem with supplying power to the division headquarters and several key departments in the city. As for power supply to the people's homes and factories, it will take at least a few days to wait." Chief Hu came in to report.
"Let the power plant seize the time to repair it."
"yes!"
"Teacher, Deputy Brigade Commander Zhang's telegram, our troops have already broken into Yanzhou City, and there are still Japanese troops in Dongdaying to resist. It will take some time for the complete elimination of the remaining enemies."
"It looks like it's going well, Master, what should I do next?"
"We may have a fierce battle between the two Japanese brigades of the Kwantung Army, but our confidentiality period has not yet passed, so we naturally cannot defend passively." Leng Feng said.
"The master wants to take the initiative?"
"Yes, isn't Cao Leshan's 29th Division in Sishui and Pingyi?" Leng Feng said, "As the chief of staff of the Shandong Corps, Cao Leshan led the 29th Division to move closer to Qufu, and at the same time, he asked Wu Shaozhou's 28th Brigade to pay attention to collecting the movements of the Japanese army in Jinan and approaching Tai'an at the same time."
"Master wants to fight Tai'an?"
"Yes, before the Japanese reinforcements arrived, they captured Tai'an. The terrain of Tai'an was more conducive to persistence. Although Yanzhou's city defense was strong, it was almost the same as Teng County. At worst, it would be the second Teng County. Tai'an was different. The northeast was mountainous and there were many lakes. It has been said that since ancient times that it was more important than Mount Tai. If we could occupy Tai'an, the two legs south of the Yellow River in Shandong area of the Japanese army would have broken one!" Leng Feng said.
"This is too difficult. Is it time for us to go up?" Xie Jiyuan asked in confusion.
"Maybe I have too much appetite, maybe this is not a good choice." Leng Feng suddenly retreated. Even if he was able to command Cao Leshan and Wu Shaozhou's troops, it would probably be difficult for him to complete this idea.
Xie Jiyuan agreed with Leng Feng's pragmatism. He was also afraid that Leng Feng would be so angry that he would make a decision that did not match his own strength. That would ruin not only the Honorary First Division, but also the entire Xuzhou battle situation.
"Send a telegram to Cong Hu and ask him to follow the original plan. No matter what, he will destroy the Japanese army's air superiority first." Leng Feng ordered.
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Chapter completed!